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Gobiidae  
Taxonomic Serial No.: 171746

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Gobioididae
 
    Oxudercidae
 
    Trypauchenidae
 
  Common Name(s): gobies [French]
  
    gobies [English]
  
    gobios [Spanish]
  
    true gobies [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete    
  Latest Record Review: 2004    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  -- Animal, animals, animaux  
    PhylumChordata  -- chordates, cordado, cordés  
       SubphylumVertebrata  -- vertebrado, vertebrates, vertébrés  
          SuperclassOsteichthyes  -- bony fishes, osteíceto, peixe ósseo, poissons osseux  
             ClassActinopterygii  -- poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées, ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes  
                SubclassNeopterygii  -- neopterygians  
                   InfraclassTeleostei   
                      SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                         OrderPerciformes  -- perch-like fishes  
                            SuborderGobioidei  -- gobies, gobies  
                               FamilyGobiidae  -- gobies, gobies, gobios, true gobies  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Genus Aboma Jordan and Starks in Jordan, 1895  
                                  Genus Acanthogobius Gill, 1859 -- Asian gobies 
                                  Genus Acentrogobius Bleeker, 1874 -- checkered gobies 
                                  Genus Afurcagobius Gill, 1993  
                                  Genus Akko Birdsong and Robins, 1995  
                                  Genus Amblychaeturichthys Bleeker, 1874  
                                  Genus Amblyeleotris Bleeker, 1874  
                                  Genus Amblygobius Bleeker, 1874  
                                  Genus Amblyotrypauchen Hora, 1924  
                                  Genus Amoya Herre, 1927  
                                  Genus Anatirostrum Iljin, 1930  
                                  Genus Aphia Risso, 1827  
                                  Genus Apocryptes Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837  
                                  Genus Apocryptichthys Day, 1876  
                                  Genus Apocryptodon Bleeker, 1874  
                                  Genus Arcygobius Larson and Wright, 2003  
                                  Genus Arenigobius Whitley, 1930  
                                  Genus Aruma Ginsburg, 1933  
                                  Genus Asra Iljin, 1941  
                                  Genus Asterropteryx Rüppell, 1830  
                                  Genus Astrabe Jordan and Snyder, 1901  
                                  Genus Aulopareia Smith, 1945  
                                  Genus Austrolethops Whitley, 1935  
                                  Genus Awaous Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837 -- river gobies 
                                  Genus Barbulifer Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1888  
                                  Genus Barbuligobius Lachner and McKinney, 1974  
                                  Genus Bathygobius Bleeker, 1878 -- frillfin gobies, mapos 
                                  Genus Benthophiloides Beling and Iljin, 1927  
                                  Genus Benthophilus Eichwald, 1831  
                                  Genus Boleophthalmus Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837  
                                  Genus Bollmannia Jordan in Jordan and Bollman, 1890  
                                  Genus Brachyamblyopus Bleeker, 1874  
                                  Genus Brachygobius Bleeker, 1874 -- bumblebee gobies, bumblebee gobies 
                                  Genus Bryaninops Smith, 1959  
                                  Genus Buenia Iljin, 1930  
                                  Genus Cabillus Smith, 1959  
                                  Genus Caecogobius Berti and Ercolini, 1991  
                                  Genus Caffrogobius Smitt, 1900  
                                  Genus Calamiana Herre, 1945  
                                  Genus Callogobius Bleeker, 1874  
                                  Genus Caragobius Smith and Seale, 1906  
                                  Genus Caspiosoma Iljin, 1927  
                                  Genus Chaenogobius Gill, 1859  
                                  Genus Chaeturichthys Richardson, 1844  
                                  Genus Chlamydogobius Whitley, 1930  
                                  Genus Chriolepis Gilbert, 1892  
                                  Genus Chromogobius de Buen, 1930  
                                  Genus Clariger Jordan and Snyder, 1901  
                                  Genus Clevelandia Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1888 -- arrow gobies 
                                  Genus Corcyrogobius Miller, 1972  
                                  Genus Coryogalops Smith, 1958  
                                  Genus Coryphopterus Gill, 1863  
                                  Genus Cotylopus Guichenot, 1863  
                                  Genus Cristatogobius Herre, 1927  
                                  Genus Croilia Smith, 1955  
                                  Genus Cryptocentroides Popta, 1922  
                                  Genus Cryptocentrus Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837  
                                  Genus Crystallogobius Gill, 1863  
                                  Genus Ctenogobiops Smith, 1959  
                                  Genus Ctenogobius Gill, 1858  
                                  Genus Ctenotrypauchen Steindachner, 1867  
                                  Genus Deltentosteus Gill, 1863  
                                  Genus Didogobius Miller, 1966  
                                  Genus Discordipinna Hoese and Fourmanoir, 1978  
                                  Genus Drombus Jordan and Seale, 1905  
                                  Genus Ebomegobius Herre, 1946  
                                  Genus Echinogobius Iwata, Hosoya and Niimura, 1998  
                                  Genus Economidichthys Bianco, Bullock, Miller and Roubal, 1987  
                                  Genus Egglestonichthys Miller and Wongrat, 1979  
                                  Genus Ego Randall, 1994  
                                  Genus Elacatinus Jordan, 1904  
                                  Genus Eleotrica Ginsburg, 1933  
                                  Genus Enypnias Jordan and Evermann, 1898  
                                  Genus Eucyclogobius Gill, 1862 -- tidewater gobies 
                                  Genus Eugnathogobius Smith, 1931  
                                  Genus Eutaeniichthys Jordan and Snyder, 1901  
                                  Genus Evermannia Jordan, 1895  
                                  Genus Evermannichthys Metzelaar, 1919  
                                  Genus Eviota Jenkins, 1903  
                                  Genus Evorthodus Gill, 1859 -- lyre gobies 
                                  Genus Exyrias Jordan and Seale, 1906 -- fantail gobies 
                                  Genus Favonigobius Whitley, 1930 -- sand gobies 
                                  Genus Feia Smith, 1959  
                                  Genus Flabelligobius Smith, 1956  
                                  Genus Fusigobius Whitley, 1930  
                                  Genus Gammogobius Bath, 1971  
                                  Genus Gillichthys Cooper, 1864 -- longjaw mudsuckers 
                                  Genus Ginsburgellus Böhlke and Robins, 1968  
                                  Genus Gladiogobius Herre, 1933  
                                  Genus Glossogobius Gill, 1859 -- flathead gobies 
                                  Genus Gnatholepis Bleeker, 1874  
                                  Genus Gobiodon Bleeker, 1856  
                                  Genus Gobioides Lacepède, 1800 -- barretos, eel gobies 
                                  Genus Gobionellus Girard, 1858 -- darter gobies 
                                  Genus Gobiopsis Steindachner, 1861 -- dragonface gobies 
                                  Genus Gobiopterus Bleeker, 1874  
                                  Genus Gobiosoma Girard, 1858 -- naked gobies 
                                  Genus Gobius Linnaeus, 1758 -- gobies, gobies 
                                  Genus Gobiusculus Duncker, 1928  
                                  Genus Gobulus Ginsburg, 1933  
                                  Genus Gorogobius Miller, 1978  
                                  Genus Gymneleotris Bleeker, 1874  
                                  Genus Gymnoamblyopus Murdy and Ferraris, 2003  
                                  Genus Gymnogobius Gill, 1863  
                                  Genus Hazeus Jordan and Snyder, 1901  
                                  Genus Hemigobius Bleeker, 1874  
                                  Genus Hetereleotris Bleeker, 1874  
                                  Genus Heterogobius Bleeker, 1874  
                                  Genus Heteroplopomus Tomiyama, 1936  
                                  Genus Hyrcanogobius Iljin, 1928  
                                  Genus Ilypnus Jordan and Evermann, 1896  
                                  Genus Istigobius Whitley, 1932  
                                  Genus Karsten Murdy, 2002  
                                  Genus Kelloggella Jordan and Seale in Jordan and Evermann, 1905  
                                  Genus Knipowitschia Iljin, 1927  
                                  Genus Larsonella Randall and Senou, 2001  
                                  Genus Lebetus Winther, 1877  
                                  Genus Lentipes Günther, 1861 -- Hiukole gobies 
                                  Genus Lepidogobius Gill, 1859  
                                  Genus Lesueurigobius Whitley, 1950  
                                  Genus Lethops Hubbs, 1926  
                                  Genus Leucopsarion Hilgendorf, 1880  
                                  Genus Lobulogobius Koumans in Blegvad and Løppenthin, 1944  
                                  Genus Lophiogobius Günther, 1873  
                                  Genus Lophogobius Gill, 1862 -- crested gobies 
                                  Genus Lotilia Klausewitz, 1960  
                                  Genus Lubricogobius Tanaka, 1915  
                                  Genus Luciogobius Gill, 1859  
                                  Genus Luposicya Smith, 1959  
                                  Genus Lythrypnus Jordan and Evermann, 1896  
                                  Genus Macrodontogobius Herre, 1936  
                                  Genus Mahidolia Smith, 1932  
                                  Genus Mangarinus Herre, 1943 -- chiseltooth gobies 
                                  Genus Mauligobius Miller, 1984  
                                  Genus Mesogobius Bleeker, 1874  
                                  Genus Microgobius Poey, 1876 -- bannerfin gobies 
                                  Genus Millerigobius Bath, 1973  
                                  Genus Minysicya Larson, 2002  
                                  Genus Mistichthys Smith, 1902  
                                  Genus Mugilogobius Smitt, 1900 -- mullet gobies 
                                  Genus Myersina Herre, 1934  
                                  Genus Nematogobius Boulenger, 1910  
                                  Genus Neogobius Iljin, 1927 -- round gobies 
                                  Genus Nes Ginsburg, 1933  
                                  Genus Nesogobius Whitley, 1929  
                                  Genus Obliquogobius Koumans, 1941  
                                  Genus Odondebuenia de Buen, 1930  
                                  Genus Odontamblyopus Bleeker, 1874  
                                  Genus Oligolepis Bleeker, 1874 -- barecheek gobies 
                                  Genus Ophiogobius Gill, 1863  
                                  Genus Oplopomops Smith, 1959  
                                  Genus Oplopomus Valenciennes, 1837  
                                  Genus Opua Jordan, 1925  
                                  Genus Oxuderces Eydoux and Souleyet, 1850  
                                  Genus Oxyurichthys Bleeker, 1857 -- arrowfin gobies 
                                  Genus Padogobius Berg, 1932  
                                  Genus Paedogobius Iwata, Hosoya and Larson, 2001  
                                  Genus Palatogobius Gilbert, 1971  
                                  Genus Palutrus Smith, 1959 -- yellowstreak gobies 
                                  Genus Pandaka Herre, 1927  
                                  Genus Papillogobius Gill and Miller, 1990  
                                  Genus Papuligobius Chen and Kottelat, 2003  
                                  Genus Parachaeturichthys Bleeker, 1874  
                                  Genus Paragobiodon Bleeker, 1873  
                                  Genus Paragobiopsis Koumans, 1941  
                                  Genus Parapocryptes Bleeker, 1874  
                                  Genus Paratrimma Hoese and Brothers, 1976  
                                  Genus Parawaous Watson, 1993  
                                  Genus Pariah Böhlke, 1969  
                                  Genus Parkraemeria Whitley, 1951  
                                  Genus Parrella Ginsburg, 1938  
                                  Genus Periophthalmodon Bleeker, 1874  
                                  Genus Periophthalmus Bloch and Schneider, 1801 -- mudskippers 
                                  Genus Phyllogobius Larson, 1986  
                                  Genus Platygobiopsis Springer and Randall, 1992  
                                  Genus Pleurosicya Weber, 1913  
                                  Genus Polyspondylogobius Kimura and Wu, 1994  
                                  Genus Pomatoschistus Gill, 1863  
                                  Genus Porogobius Bleeker, 1874  
                                  Genus Priolepis Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837  
                                  Genus Proterorhinus Smitt, 1900 -- tubenose gobies 
                                  Genus Psammogobius Smith, 1935  
                                  Genus Pseudaphya Iljin, 1930  
                                  Genus Pseudapocryptes Bleeker, 1874  
                                  Genus Pseudogobius Popta, 1922 -- snouted gobies 
                                  Genus Pseudorhinogobius Zhong and Wu, 1998  
                                  Genus Pseudotrypauchen Hardenberg, 1931  
                                  Genus Psilogobius Baldwin, 1972  
                                  Genus Psilotris Ginsburg, 1953  
                                  Genus Pterogobius Gill, 1863  
                                  Genus Pycnomma Rutter, 1904  
                                  Genus Quietula Jordan and Evermann in Jordan and Starks, 1895  
                                  Genus Redigobius Herre, 1927 -- dualspot gobies 
                                  Genus Rhinogobiops Hubbs, 1926  
                                  Genus Rhinogobius Gill, 1859  
                                  Genus Risor Ginsburg, 1933  
                                  Genus Robinsichthys Birdsong, 1988  
                                  Genus Sagamia Jordan and Snyder, 1901  
                                  Genus Scartelaos Swainson, 1839  
                                  Genus Schismatogobius de Beaufort, 1912  
                                  Genus Sicydium Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837 -- American rockclimbing gobies 
                                  Genus Sicyopterus Gill, 1860 -- fatsnout rockclimbing gobies 
                                  Genus Sicyopus Gill, 1863 -- largemouth rockclimbing gobies 
                                  Genus Signigobius Hoese and Allen, 1977  
                                  Genus Silhouettea Smith, 1959  
                                  Genus Siphonogobius Shibukawa and Iwata, 1998  
                                  Genus Speleogobius Zander and Jelinek, 1976  
                                  Genus Stenogobius Bleeker, 1874 -- coastal stream gobies 
                                  Genus Stigmatogobius Bleeker, 1874  
                                  Genus Stiphodon Weber, 1895 -- riffle gobies 
                                  Genus Stonogobiops Polunin and Lubbock, 1977  
                                  Genus Sueviota Winterbottom and Hoese, 1988  
                                  Genus Sufflogobius Smith, 1956  
                                  Genus Suruga Jordan and Snyder, 1901  
                                  Genus Synechogobius Gill, 1863  
                                  Genus Taenioides Lacepède, 1800 -- eelgobies, eelgobies 
                                  Genus Tamanka Herre, 1927  
                                  Genus Tasmanogobius Scott, 1935  
                                  Genus Thorogobius Miller, 1969  
                                  Genus Tomiyamichthys Smith, 1956  
                                  Genus Tridentiger Gill, 1859 -- chameleon gobies 
                                  Genus Trimma Jordan and Seale, 1906  
                                  Genus Trimmatom Winterbottom and Emery, 1981  
                                  Genus Trypauchen Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837  
                                  Genus Trypauchenichthys Bleeker, 1860  
                                  Genus Trypauchenopsis Volz, 1903  
                                  Genus Tryssogobius Larson and Hoese, 2001  
                                  Genus Typhlogobius Steindachner, 1879  
                                  Genus Valenciennea Bleeker, 1856  
                                  Genus Vanderhorstia Smith, 1949  
                                  Genus Vanneaugobius Brownell, 1978  
                                  Genus Varicus Robins and Böhlke, 1961  
                                  Genus Vomerogobius Gilbert, 1971  
                                  Genus Wheelerigobius Miller, 1981  
                                  Genus Yongeichthys Whitley, 1932 -- toxic gobies 
                                  Genus Zappa Murdy, 1989  
                                  Genus Zebrus de Buen, 1930  
                                  Genus Zosterisessor Whitley, 1935  
       
                                FamilyGobiidae  incertae sedis  
    Children with Uncertain Position:  
                                  Species Koumansetta rainfordi Whitley, 1940  
                                  Species Tigrigobius dilepis (Robins and Böhlke, 1964) -- gobio naranja, orangeside goby 
                                  Species Tigrigobius gemmatus (Ginsburg, 1939)  
                                  Species Tigrigobius pallens (Ginsburg, 1939) -- gobio semidesnudo, semiscaled goby 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Wayne C. Starnes  
  Notes: Research Curator of Fishes, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA   
  Reference for: Gobiidae   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: ITIS*ca, website (version 2002)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: gobies [French]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Gobiidae   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes  
  Publication Date: 2003   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Page(s):    
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998   
  Reference for: Gobiidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nelson, Joseph S.  
  Publication Date: 1994   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Fishes of the World, Third Edition   
  Page(s): xvii + 600   
  Publisher: John Wiley and Sons   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-471-54713-1   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Gobiidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds.  
  Publication Date: 2004   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29   
  Page(s): ix + 386   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-888569-61-1, 0097-0638  
  Notes: Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams   
  Reference for: gobies, gobies, gobios   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.  
  Publication Date: 1980   
  Article/Chapter Title: A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12   
  Page(s): 174   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Gobiidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.  
  Publication Date: 1991   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20   
  Page(s): 183   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-913235-70-9, 0097-0638  
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Gobiidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.  
  Publication Date: 1991   
  Article/Chapter Title: World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21   
  Page(s): 243   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-913235-54-7, 0097-0638  
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Gobiidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Shiino, Sueo M.  
  Publication Date: 1976   
  Article/Chapter Title: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4   
  Page(s): 262   
  Publisher: Shima Marineland   
  Publication Place: Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0385-1109   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Gobiidae, true gobies   
       

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